Inpatient care: should the general physician now take charge?

Clin Med (Lond). 2012 Aug;12(4):316-9. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.12-4-316.

Abstract

In an ageing population, patients are living longer with one or more chronic disease, and with acute illnesses increasingly extending outside the boundaries of a single medical specialty. Therefore, is it time for the general physician to take charge?

MeSH terms

  • Comorbidity
  • Continuity of Patient Care
  • General Practitioners*
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Health Services for the Aged / organization & administration
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Medical Staff, Hospital / organization & administration*
  • Patient Care Team
  • Physician's Role*
  • United Kingdom